Hounslow

Poverty and inequality data for Hounslow

Date 31 August 2017
Date updated 15 February 2019
Overview

Hounslow is a west Outer London borough which performs close to the London average on most indicators. Unemployment, income inequality, poverty, infant mortality, affordable housing and homelessness acceptances in Hounslow are all close to the middle of the range for London boroughs. Low pay is higher than the London average though: 24% of Hounslow's working residents do not earn the Living Wage, compared to 22% of working Londoners.  

The rankings below show how Hounslow is performing on key poverty and inequality indicators, in comparison with all 32 London boroughs. The first section gives a snapshot from the latest data: the deeper the red, the worse the problem; those coloured green are in the top half of London boroughs, which are performing better.

The circles show whether the issue is getting better or worse in comparison to previous period. Where there is no change, the circle is orange. Where there is no comparative data, the circle is grey.

Hounslow indicator rankings

Infant mortality

4.1

Worse than average ?

Premature mortality

319

Worse than average ?

Qualifications at 19

32.4%

Better than average ?

Benefits

12.5%

Worse than average ?

Unemployment rate

5.6%

Worse than average ?

Unemployment rate change

-0.9pts

Average ?

Evictions

1.35

Better than average ?

Homeless acceptances

0.00

Better than average ?

Housing affordability

44.1

Average ?

Housing delivery

210

Worse than average ?

Rough sleeping

147

Average ?

Temporary Accommodation

7.24

Better than average ?

Child poverty rate

41%

Worse than average ?

Income inequality

0.96

Average ?

Pay inequality

2.53

Better than average ?

Poverty rate

25%

Average ?

GCSE attainment

68.6%

Average ?

No qualifications

10.5

Worse than average ?